Turnovers doom Xavier in Marquette rematch

10:15 PM,
Feb. 15, 2014

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Xavier's men's basketball team squandered an opportunity to maintain sole control of third place in the Big East standings by losing to Marquette 81-72 in a turnover-riddled clash Saturday at the Bradley Center.

The Musketeers self-destructed with 19 turnovers and the Golden Eagles scored 27 points off the miscues, forcing a third-place tie between the teams in the league standings.

"We definitely knew they were going to pressure but it seemed liked they picked it up a notch," junior center Matt Stainbrook said. "We have to be ready to handle that. We can't use that as an excuse." ...